Federal judge bars 'Satan' from suing public officials

An Amarillo federal judge on Monday barred a prison inmate who calls himself “Satan” from filing frivolous lawsuits against law enforcement officials.

U.S. District Judge Mary Lou Robinson issued a court order that would prevent Marc Allen Mason, 36, from filing additional suits unless his complaints fit in a narrow range of suits permitted under federal law.

Such suits are barred under the “three strikes” provision of the 1996 Prison Litigation Reform, a law that bars inmates from filing frivolous court cases.

Mason recently filed a complaint against Randall County Sheriff Joel Richardson, alleging psychological torture, denial of due process and other claims.

Mason was indicted Thursday by a Randall County grand jury on a charge of burglary of a habitation. He also was indicted last year on a charge of auto theft.

Mason previously was convicted on illegal possession of a firearm by a felon and a theft charge.

According to federal court records, Mason filed pauper’s complaints against law enforcement in 2005 and 2006, and all three were dismissed, according to federal court records.